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Hey Siri! Will Apple change its virtual assistant’s voice?
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TheApple Special eventis taking place today, and we’re expecting to see the anticipatediPhone16 Series, potentially a new pair ofAirPods, as well as other software and hardware updates. Better still, the ‘It’s Glowtime’ theme has led us to believe that one of the ‘stars’ ofApple’s Special Event will be Siri… but what does that mean exactly?
As someone with a big interest in smart home technology, I’m interested to see what the updates will look like for Siri. I’ve somewhat given up on hearing about theHomePod with a screen display, as rumours have stated that it’s unlikely to arrive until 2025. However, some outlets have suggested that a HomePod Mini 2 could launch in the second half of 2024 so I’ll be keeping an eye out for that during the event.
While there should be many exciting updates to come for Siri, one thing I wouldn’t be surprised to see is if Siri’s voice changes… but it’s also the thing that I’m dreading the most. Siri’s virtual assistant competitors,GoogleAssistant andAmazon Alexahave both had major voice changes to make them sound more human and conversational – and I’m not a fan.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
As announced earlier this year,using Gemini technology, Google Assistant will be able to better understand what you’re saying and asking, and will answer in a more helpful way with a more human-sounding voice. Google isn’t the first of its kind to do this either, as Amazon announced thatAlexa would be smarter and chattierthanks to AI in late 2023.
It seems that the introduction of AI and voice changes are the main updates to our favourite virtual assistants, so Siri might be expected to follow suit. While Siri has many voice options available, including both male and female voices, accents and languages, it does still have a robotic twang, so Siri could follow in Gemini’s and Alexa’s footsteps and offer more ‘human-sounding’ voice options.
Of course, I’m just speculating and have no idea if Siri will get a voice change or not but what I do know is that I don’t want it! While I understand why smart home brands are updating the voices, it’s not something that is completely necessary in my opinion. I like that my virtual assistant sounds a little robotic as if I wanted a human voice to explain things to me… I’d just ask a human!
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The Apple Special Event is taking place on 9th September, so I’ll be eagerly awaiting to see if Siri’s voice will change and other updates to the popular virtual assistant.
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